Car construction



I June 17,1930. s. B. HASEL'QI'INE CAR CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 19, 1929 IWRYILIPLIL J4 IIILIWJMT d Patented June 17, 1930 STACY.B. HAsEL'rINnoF oHIoAGo, ILLINOIS, AssmNoR To w. I, MINER, Ino., orf-;

means for connecting CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A conronAzrroIior DELAWABEQ I 7 CAR CONSTRUCTION,

. App licatio n filed December 19, 1 929 .$erial Noi,415,i68.f; a

p I This invention relates to improvements in car construction, and more particularly to he body andtruck bolstersof railway cars.

' ,5 One object of theinvention is to providel a sectional center'pin member for connecting the body and truck bolsters of a railway car,

rugged design, having shouldered engagement with the bolsters to prevent separation thereof, wherein the maximum amount of shouldered engagement therebetwe'en is had to provide exceptional tensile strength. A more specific object of the inventionis to provide a center pinfor connecting body "'15 andtiuok bolsters of railwaycars, comprising a plurality of connecting members 1neluding a pair of outer members each having head portions at opposite ends thereof having shouldered engagement with the bolsters I engagement with one of the bolsters to hold member for holding the sections separated, wherein'the spreadingm'ember has locking the'as'sembled pin" against rotatiofn withrein full engagement with the" cooperating shoulders of said bolster. 4 ,(O ther objeotsof the inventionwill more [clearly appear from the description and n In the drawing, forming apart claims hereinafterlfollowing. v

of this I specification, Figure 1 is a top plan view of Y a portion of the body bolster ofa railway 5 car, il lust'rating my improvements in connec- 35" tional view, corresponding substantially to tl1e l 1ne22 of Elgure 1. F gure 3 18.73 horizontal sectional- View corresp0nd1ng sub,

tion' therewith. Figure? is avertical secstantially to the line 33 of FigureQL: And Figured a vertical, transverse sectional View correspondingflto a vert-ical plane g gles to the "sectional viewshownfin' 'IFigure-Q. I

In "said drawings, l0

13 on a bearing block l lmounted a'pocket 'tively. The ,openingsi'l6 and"17 are prefe'rrespectively, and a central spreading or filler sp ect thereto and maintain thehead'portions 7 28 arein the formofarcuateflangesgwhich' indicates the 'body bolster-0f a' railwayear and '11 the c'ooperat ingjtruckr bolster. The bodybolsteris pro vided with theusual spherical bearing mem- .berj12 at the :bottom thereof, whichooop-. "ei'ates with a convex spherical bearing seat of the bolsters; By this arrangement, when 15 provided at the top olfthe truckvbolsterfi In. carrying out, my invention, I provide the truck i and body bolsters with alined cen ter pin receivingopenings l6 and 17 respec-fl ably of the same diameter 1 and, "theibearing'. block is also provided 'witl 1" an' opening"l8 alined withfthe openingslfi and 17 andcor respondingin diameter thereto. jThefbodyfj T bolster is provided with a pocket 19 "atiltlie.v i top thereof, whichis of larger size than 'th'e j opening 17 of the bodybolster, therebyprd viding a shoulder 20 at the'upperfendofl said opening 17. f The truck bolsterfisalsol providedfwith a pocket 23 which is oflarg'er'isizie than the). opening '16 of the bolster,;thereby providing a retaining shoulder 24 at the outer fend off said opening. The opposed walls of the cen-Lj I I ter pinreeeivingopenings'lti, and 118 are; also vertically slotted atL-oppositefsides as; indicated at 26 -26. vr'lhefslots"26%26E2? tend through the rshoulder si20and 24: or the body and truck bolsters, thereby cuttin'g awa'y portions of the shouldersandileaving-sup-T *v porting ledges on- "diametric'allyjopposite v sides of the pin receiving openingsl f 1" J ye mpr c n rpin, prop r mpr ie broadly apairiof outer members;Aff Afaiidf 4 a central filler or spreading ineniberB', v'The.{v so two members A-Aar ofsimilardesign, each; having a shank-portion .27 and top; tom enlargements. 28%28) The shank 'pofr f tions 27 ofthe two members A haverflat inner: surfaces 'betWtBn which: theI fiIlerZmember jB-l is adapted to f fit. The outerlsurfaces of the? Shank m ers ==lrezc ve to, rie' 'p n F with thejcurvature ot thepin receiving opens ings ofthe two bolsters. ']The,' enlargements p project laterally from the shank portiono h p n iibe iA. LThe flange portifoiis ar of such a size as tobecoextensivewithf'th respect-ive iledge meinbersi of the" shoulders;

the two sections Aofthepin are spread apa r the enlargements or, flanges 28 thereof wil register; respectively 'with' jthe' ledgesflof the y L shoulders'ofa-the The enlargements oriflanges'28-' 28 ateacl'if leo end of each member A are of such a size that providedwith an eye member to facilitateremoval of the same, in a well known manner by employing ahook or any other special tool. V

'The member B is in theform of an elon- 1 gated plate having laterally enlarged portions 29 and 30 at the top and bottom ends thereof respectively. As most clearly illustrated in Figures 2 and 4:, the enlarged portion 29 at the upper end of the member 13 is of such a height that it extends beneath the shoulder of the body bolster andis of such a 'width that, it occupies the upper endportions of the slots 2626 of the body bolster. The laterally enlarged section at the bottom. end of the member B islocated entirely below the shoulder 24 ofrthe truck bolster so that it does not interfere with the relative rotation of the assembled pin and the truck bolster and has the top thereof flush with the enlargements 2828 at the bottom ends of the members A-A. As will be evident, the enlargements 29 and 30 of the member B and the corresponding enlargements 28-28 and '2828 ofthe members AA together form complete annular head members at both ends of the assembled pin. The member B is also provided with an' eye member at the upper end thereof, as most clearly shown in Figures 2 and 4, by which removal of the same is facilitated. At the upper end the member. B is thickened as clearly shown in Figure 2, thereby presenting shoulders 3131 which abut the upper ends of the members A A for a] purpose hereinafter pointed out. p I

In applying my improved center pinto the bolsters of a railway car for connecting thesame, thesections A are inserted within the pin receiving openings of the bolsters successively. Each section A while being assembledwith the bolsters is placed in such a position that the head portions thereof register with the cut away portions of the shoul- V ders and sidewalls of the pin receiving openings, the flange forming each head member,

as hereinbefore pointed out, being of such a i placed laterally outwardly to engage the head portions at opposite endsthereof over,

the corresponding ledges of the shoulders of the body and truck bolsters.

7 As will be apparent upon reference ,to Figures 1 and 3, when the member A is thus dis placed, the fiat inner surface of the same will clear the slots 26 26, so that the other member A may be freely inserted through the pin receiving openings. After the second member A has been applied and fully inserted, the same is displaced laterally outwardly to the right as seen in Figure 2 to bring the head portions thereof in shouldered engagement with the ledges of the truck and body bolster. The filler or spreading member B is then applied by. inserting the same between the members A, the member B being entered through the opening at the top of the body bolster. As willbe evident, the member B when-fully inserted has the enlargement 29 at the top thereof engaging within the upper ends of the slo'ts'26 '26 of the body bolster shoulder, thereby locking the assembled pin against rotation with respect to the body bolster.- In this connection, it is pointed out that by thus interlocking the parts, the flanges '2828 at the upper end of the as sembled pin are at all times maintained in full engagement with the ledges 20-20 of the body bolster. As hereinbefore pointed out, the shoulders 3131 of the filler member B, engage the upperends of the members A'A, thereby holding the member B against downward movement. When the car is operated on curved track, the upper end of the pin being held against rotation with re spect to the body bolster, the truck bolster will be rotated with respect to the pin, thereby bringing the enlargement 30 in overla ping relationwith the shoulder 24 so that t e member B supplements the members'A-A in preventing separation of the bolsters, any pull on the enlargement 30 by engagement with the shoulder 24 being transmitted through the shoulders 31-531 thereof to the upper ends of the members A-A and through the flanges of the latter to the shoulder 20 of the body bolster. I

' In removing the pin from the bolsters, the spreading member B is first withdrawn by lifting the same upwardly through the body bolster,'one of the sections A then being displaced laterally inwardly so as to register the head portions'thereof with the cut away portions of the shoulders and the vertical slots 26. This member may then be withdrawn either through the top of the body bolster or dropped through the bottom'of the truck bolster. After removal of this section, the second sectionA is removed in a similar manner. As will be obvious, the body and truck bolsters may then be freely separated;

From the preceding description taken in connection with the drawings, it will be evident that I have provided a composite center pin structure having a shank which entirely fills the center pin receiving openings of the bolsters, thereby providing maximum resistance against shearing action, and have Mp3s , rying out my invention, but the same is- 'merely illustrative and I contemplate all i changes andmodifications that come'within v the scope of the claims appended hereto.

Iclaim: r

1. In car construction, the combination with cooperating body and truck bolsters provided with alined'center pin receiving open- I ings, each bolsterhaving a shoulder adjacent,

the outer end of its opening, each shoulder being recessed at diametrically opposite sides, thereby providing spaced ledges; of a pair of connecting memberseach having a shank and head portions at opposite ends of the shank,

I said shanks extending through the pin'receiving openings of the bolsters; and a spreading member between said first named members forholding the same apart and the head portions thereofcengaged with saidshoulders,

said head portions being of such a size and shape that'the same pass freely through the combined space provided by center pin receiving openings and the recessed portion of the shoulders when said spreading member is I omitted from between said outer members.

2. In car construction, the combination with cooperating body and truck bolsters pro-, "vided with alined center pin receiving openings, each bolster havinga shoulder at the outer end of its opening, eachof said shoulders being recessed at opposite sides of the opening,thereby providing spaced ledges; of 7 40 a pair of connecting members, each having a shank and head portions at the opposite ends of said shank, said head portions being I formed by laterally projecting flanges, said I shanksextending through the pin receiving openings of the bolsters; and a central filler member interposed between said first named I members and holding the same apart to main-v tain the shouldered engagement with the I ledges of the bolsters, said head portions of f each member and the combined cross section [of each opening and the recessedportions of I .-the-.corresponding shoulder being such that said head portions pass freely therethrough when said outer members are applied separatelyand successively.

; p Incar construction, u the combination "nf'with cooperating body and truck bolsters having alinedcenter pin receiving openings and, each bolster having a shoulder adjacent its opening; of a pair of center pin members,

each having head portions at opposite ends thereof having shouldered engagement wlth the shoulders of said bolsters respectively, the

shoulders of said bolsters being cut away to clear said head portions of each member While being applied with the bolsters by separate insertion of each of said members through said openings; and spreadingmeans interposed between said pair of members to'hold the same apart and in shouldered-engage ment with the bolsters,]said spreading member being interlocked withone of the bolsters to prevent relative rotation of the assembled pin with respect to saidbolster; c, i

4. In car construction, the combination I with cooperating body and truck bolsters having alined center pin receiving openings, each bolster having a shoulder adjacent :';the outer end of its opening, and eachshoulder being I cut away at diametrically opposite sides,

thereby providing a pair of spaced ledges; of

a pair of pin members, each having a pairo'f heads at opposite ends thereof connected by a shank portion, the heads of each of said members having shouldered engagement with said ledges, and each head being co-extensive with I one of said ledges, and the shank portion of f H each member extending through the pinreceiving openings'of'said bolsters, each head being of suchra size as to pass freelythrough the space provided by said pinreceivingopenings and the cut away portions of the shoulj der adjacent to each opening; anda filler member interposed between said first named-l i v c members for maintaining the shouldered-engagement thereof withthe shoulders ofQthe bolsters, said filler member interlocking with the cut away portions of the shoulders of one of the bolstersto preventjrelative rotation. of the assembled pin withrespe'ct to said bolster.

10 0 5. In car construction, the combination with body and truck bolsters having alined center pin receiving openings, andeach bol- F ster having a retaining shoulder adjacent the j,

outer end of its opening, said openings being laterally enlarged at diametrically opposite? sides; of a pair of outer members]; and a cenc tral spreading member, each "of said outer members and said spreadmg member having the enlargements at opposite ends thereof adapted to pass through'said openingswhen' f alinedcwith said laterally enlarged portions thereof, said enlargements of the outerfmembers and spreading member at each end of the k I pin together forming complete annularihead members at both ends of the pin, the complete annular headmemberat one end-of the pin having shouldered engagement with the shoulder of the corresponding bolster, and the spreading member having shouldered engagement with the outer membersat the other s end of the assembled pinandtheenlarge-c. ments of said outer" members 1 at said last named endofthe pinhaving shouldered engagement with the other bolster. Y

In witnessthat I claim the foregoing I have x hereunto subscribed my name this 17th day of December,1929. STACY i3. HASELTINE, 

